(1) five years of steady economic growth (2) a steady decline in numbers (3) We are making slow but steady progress.
steady ['stedɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.反感,厌恶,嫌恶; vt.使反感,厌恶;
adj.明智的;合乎情理的;通情达理的;意识到的,能感觉到的; n.可感觉到的东西;敏感的人;
adj.稳定的,不变的;镇定的,沉着的;坚定的; vt.使稳定,使坚定; n.关系固定的情侣;
adv.通常,经常,平常,惯常地;一直,向来;动不动,一般;素;
(1) Britain still boasts the cheapest postal service... (2) We have started a campaign for better nursery and school services... (3) ...the BBC World service.
(1) This decision is likely to upset a lot of people. (2) Don't upset yourself about it─let's just forget it ever happened. (3) It upset him that nobody had bothered to tell him about it.
(1) Do you think she's telling the truth ? (2) We are determined to get at (= discover) the truth. (3) The truth (of the matter) is we can't afford to keep all the staff on.
truth [tru:θ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.开会,会议;(法庭的)开庭;会期,学期;(进行某活动连续的)一段时间;
n.真理;真相,事实;忠实,忠诚;现实,现实性;
n.分;一分钱的硬币;零钱;(作单位的)百;
adv.真诚地;诚恳地;谆;
(1) a Spanish-English dictionary (2) a dictionary of mathematics (3) ...the dictionary of National Biography.
(1) (figurative)I've been chained to my desk all week (= because there was so much work) . (2) The doors were always locked and chained. (3) She chained her bicycle to the gate.
(1) Sarah and Ella have been friends for seven years. (2) Cranes take from four to seven years to mature before they pair up. (3) She is one of those women who always make the worst of their troubles.
seven [ˈsevn] 📢 UK📢 US
num.八十; n.八十;八十年代;八十岁; adj.八十的;八十个的;八十岁的;
n.功能,作用;应变量,函数;职务;重大聚会; vi.有或起作用;行使职责;
adj.(伤口)被感染的; v.(受)传染( infect的过去式和过去分词 );污染;影响;
num.七;七个;第七; n.七;七个;
(1) (British English)a right-angled triangle (2) (North Amercian English)a right triangle (3) Cut the sandwiches into triangles.
(1) Poor families spend about 80 to 90 per cent of their income on food. (2) It is often stated that we use only 10 per cent of our brain. (3) What per cent of the population is/are overweight?
(1) It wasn't cheap. anything but. (2) He isn't anything like my first boss. (3) Is there anything (= any truth) in these rumours?
anything [ˈeniθɪŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.路;通路;途径;方法; vt.在…设置路障;(狗)沿臭迹追逐(猎物);(狗)闻着臭迹追;
pron.任何东西;(用于否定句、疑问句中以及 if 或 whether 和 prevent、ban、avoid 等动词后,代替 something)任何东西;重要东西;重要事物;
n.下午;后期,后部;
adj.批评的,爱挑剔的;危险的,危急的;决定性的;[物]临界的;
(1) The children gave a confused account of what had happened. (2) I'm confused─say all that again. (3) He was depressed and in a confused state of mind.
(1) The children were having fun, chasing each other's shadows. (2) The ship's sail cast a shadow on the water. (3) The shadows lengthened as the sun went down.
(1) She was ideally suited to the part of Eva Peron. (2) He is not really suited for a teaching career. (3) This diet is suited to anyone who wants to lose weight fast.
suited [ˈsu:tɪd] 📢 UK📢 US
n.虫,昆虫;卑鄙的人;微贱的人,小人; adj.昆虫的;卑劣的;
adj.适合…的;合适的; v.适合于(某人);适合,符合…的要求;合身;使适合;
adj.可折叠的; v.折叠,对折交叠( fold的现在分词 );包围;包起;笼罩;
n.怀疑;嫌疑;疑心;〈口〉一点儿; vt.怀疑;
(1) to reveal a secret (2) Details of the murder were revealed by the local paper. (3) The report reveals (that) the company made a loss of £20 million last year.
(1) Oh well, no news is good news, to coin a phrase. (2) a euro coin (3) notes and coin
coin [kɔɪn] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.做广告,做宣传;通告,通知;宣扬; vi.登广告,做广告;做宣传;
n.硬币;金属钱币;[建筑]拐角,墙角石; vt.制造硬币;杜撰;创造;
vt.雇用;使用,利用; n.受雇;服务;工作;
vt.使大为吃惊,使惊奇; n.吃惊,好奇;
(1) I wonder who she is. (2) I was just beginning to wonder where you were. (3) ‘Why do you want to know? ’ ‘No particular reason. I was just wondering. ’
(1) The peasants arose against their masters. (2) Are there any matters arising from the minutes of the last meeting? (3) Several new industries arose in the town.
arise [ə'raɪz] 📢 UK📢 US
n.期待;预期;前程;[数]期望值;
n.策略,战略;战略学;
vi.& vt.产生;出现;起身,起立;起源于,产生于;
vi.勘查, 探测, 勘探;[医]探查(伤处等),探索,研究; vt.探索, 探究, 仔细查看;
(1) an enthusiastic supporter (2) an enthusiastic welcome (3) You don't sound very enthusiastic about the idea.